Our Lady of All Remedy

Marian vocation of La Prenessaye (Britain)

La advocación de Our Lady of All Remedy (Notre- Dame de Toute- Aide) is linked to a Marian apparition ocurrida en Querrianthe town of La Prenessaye, in the region of Brittany, France, in 1652. This apparition was later recognized by the Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, which gave rise to the Marian shrine of Querrien. However, in the sources accessible in Spanish and in the general repertories of Marian advocations there is no detailed description of this advocation under the title "All Help / All Remedy," beyond generic references to Marian advocations and Breton sanctuaries.

Main data

Origin and history

La advocación de Our Lady of All Remedy (Notre- Dame de Toute- Aide) is linked to a Marian apparition ocurrida en Querrianthe town of La Prenessaye, in the region of Brittany, France, in 1652. This apparition was later recognized by the Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, which gave rise to the Marian shrine of Querrien. However, in the sources accessible in Spanish and in the general repertories of Marian advocations there is no detailed description of this advocation under the title "All Help / All Remedy," beyond generic references to Marian advocations and Breton sanctuaries.

Tradition / legend: The local Breton tradition speaks of a Pastora named Jeanne Courtel, to whom the Virgin would have appeared in the fields of Querrien about 1652, asking her to build a place of worship and promising special intercession for those who come entrusted to her help. This tradition has been transmitted mainly at the local level (France) and in French, with little dissemination in Spanish. In some popular narrations, the title "Toute-Aide" is related to the experience of the peasants who found in the Virgin in comfort and remedy in times of war, epidemics and difficulties, but these details come from oral traditions and are not documented in the sources consulted in Spanish.

Documented history: What is clear, in general terms, is that the bishop of Saint-Brieuc recognized the reality of the cult that emerged in Querrien in the 17th century, and that the place was consolidated as diocesan sanctuary Marian. However, there are no exact documents or dates of episcopal decrees on this apparition or other critical data such as detailed canonical processes. Therefore, beyond the confirmation that it is a Breton apparition of the 17th century recognized by the local bishop, do not contain more accurate data in the sources in Spanish on the chronology of official acts.

It should also be noted that, although the user mentions "department of Brittany, Colombia," known Marian sources place the advocation of Notre-Dame de Toute-Aide in Britain (Bretagne), France, y no consta an official transfer of this title as the patron of a town in Colombia in the accessible documentation.

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The image and the sanctuary

In the Marian repertories of a general character and in the bibliography accessible in Spanish on Marian advocacy no detailed description is found of the image of Our Lady of All Remedia / Notre-Dame de Toute-Aide de Querrien (type of sculpture, material, specific iconographic attributes), and no technical description of it is given. Consequently, no consta safely, from these sources, whether it is a polychrome wood size, stone or other material, or whether it supports the Child Jesus, a scepter, rosary or other attributes.

As for the place of worship, the advocation is linked to Marian shrine of Querrien, en la comuna de La Prénessaye, diocese of Saint-Brieuc (Britain, France). This is a diocesan/regional, intended to host pilgrims, especially during the celebrations of late August. The title of minor basilica nor mention of recognition as a national sanctuary; therefore, for the purposes of this document, it should be stated that no consta that the temple of Notre-Dame de Toute-Aide de Querrien has received the title of lower basilica or similar higher rank.

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Sponsorship and coronation

General sources on Marian advocacy and patronage lists no mencionan expressly to Our Lady of All Remedy / Notre-Give me of Toute-Aide as official employer (by decree) of a city, diocese or nation, beyond its importance as Marian sanctuary of the diocese of Saint- Brieuc. Therefore, from the documentation currently available in Spanish, it can only be said with certainty that it is an advocation of strong local and diocesan arraigo; no consta a wider canonical patronage (for example, over the whole of Britain or over a nation).

On the canonical coronationthe information available in Spanish and in the Marian repertories consulted no recoge ningún on a canonical coronation of the image of Notre-Dame de Toute-Aide de Querrien (no date, no pontiff, no pontifical delegate). Accordingly, according to the rules of this document, it is appropriate to state:

Canon coronation: there is no documented canonical coronation.

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Party and devotion

The devotional tradition of Notre-Dame de Toute-Aide de Querrien is concentrated around a "pardon" Breton (great pilgrimage and penitential and festive celebration) taking place in late August. In Breton spirituality, "pardons" are Marian pilgrimages or well-established saints, which include Eucharist, procession, confessions, promises and gestures of penance, associated with the obtaining of indulgences. For Querrien, the sources mention this the end of Augustbut not all require a specific day; therefore, this sheet simply states:

– Main party: Marian pardon and pilgrimage at the end of August (the exact liturgical day in Spanish is not accurately recorded).

As for the afluencia de fielesthe general studies on Breton shrines point out that the "pardons" of the region bring together many pilgrims, from both the diocese and other parts of Britain; however, No concrete figures nor official statistics on assistance to Querrien in the documentation consulted.

Between the Devotional features from the title "Toute-Aide / All Remedy," it can be said that this is a Marian devotion focused on the trust in the intercession of Mary before all kinds of spiritual and material needs, in continuity with the Breton popular sensitivity to the Virgin as a close and solite Mother. Common practices are integrated into Marian shrines:

– Celebración de la Eucharist y de la reconciliation (confesiones). – Procedures marianas durante el pardon. – Oración de súplica y de acción de gracias, especialmente por la salud, la familia y el trabajo.

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Link to the Rosary

In the specific sources consulted on Marian advocacy and on the history of the Rosary no is explicitly mentioned a particular relationship or a concrete historical fact that links Our Lady of All Remedy / Notre-Dame de Toute-Aide de Querrien to the prayer of Rosaryas could happen in advocations where the Rosary is a constituent part of the message or signs of the apparition.

Therefore, to date, according to the documentation available in Spanish:

– No consta a specific historical link (apparition with rosary, revelation of mysteries, particular promises linked to the Rosary) between this advocation and the prayer of the Rosary.

However, in the Marian spirituality of the Church, the Rosary It is a prayer that naturally accompanies the life of the Marian shrines, also where it is not an explicit "of the Rosary." The Rosary:

– Permite to meditate on the mysteries of Christ's life con la mirada de María, reforzando el carácter cristocéntrico de cualquier advocación mariana. – Se convierte en una escuela de confianza filia